Working with the Community
It's a TEAM Effort!
Challenge Team Sunnyvale meets monthly to plan strategies for providing youth and families in our community with the education, mentoring, and guidance necessary to be positive and productive members of our community. Challenge Team Sunnyvale also focuses on the importance of ensuring that families have the basic necessities of life, such as housing, food, clothing and health care. Upcoming Team Projects:
- Neighborhood Clean-up/Beautification Days
- Parent Project (parenting education and mentoring)
- Teen Job Search (youth employment assistance)
- Youth Mentoring
- Health Care Awareness
- Nutrition Education
Since inception, Challenge Team Sunnyvale has grown to approximately 70 members. This powerful community group has the ability to guide our youth in a positive way, ensure families have a safe place to live, and safeguard continued economic development in the community. For more information or to get involved go to
http://challengeteam.insunnyvale.com Chief Johnson (L) teams up with Arley C. Marley III (R), Past President of Sunnyvale Rotary, Rotary Area Governor, SNAP Committee member, past chair of Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and owner of Info-Scan Technologies, Inc. " I joined the Challenge Team because today's kids are tomorrow's leaders. The more we can do to help each kid reach his or her potential, the better our community and world will be."
- Arley C. Marley III
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PSO Chris Fontaine and Quest
Officer of the Year
Public Safety Officer Chris Fontaine was awarded the 2007 Officer of the Year Award at the June 24th Sunnyvale City Council Meeting. Officer Fontaine is a 14-year veteran of the Department with the last 8 years as a Canine handler. In 2007 he responded to over 650 canine assignments, conducted numerous building and area searches and made 65 arrests. His canine also located numerous amounts of narcotics while doing over 80 narcotic searches.
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SUNNYVALE DPS UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, July 19
Special Olympics Power Pull Watch teams compete to pull a 66,000 pound Sunnyvale Fire Truck and 38,000 pound Central Concrete Truck
Great America Theme Park 9:30 am - noon
408-392-0170 ext. 201 www.sonc.org/powerpullTuesday, August 5National Night Out www.natw.org(408) 730-7117
Wednesday, August 27
Special Olympics Tip-a-Cop
Firehouse Grill & Brewery
111 S. Murphy Ave
(408) 730-7199
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 Message from the Chief:Welcome to the first edition of Beyond the Badge, an e-newsletter from the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS). We hope our newsletter will help broaden and strengthen our relationships with families, neighborhoods, businesses and schools in our city. Each month we'll provide you with exciting DPS news, highlights about our community partnerships, helpful crime prevention and safety tips and upcoming DPS community events. As you read Beyond the Badge, our hope is that you will become more familiar with our organization and the officers and employees who serve you every day. Please enjoy the newsletter and feel free to provide us with your feedback. Contact us at: pubsfty@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us
Chief Johnson
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Sunnyvale DPS at the Summit Fire
On May 22, just hours after the Summit Fire broke out; Sunnyvale Public Safety Dispatch received a request for assistance. Minutes later our Engine 4 responded to the call with Public Safety Officers Orval Jones, Chris Kassel and Brian Gantt and Lt. Tracy Hern onboard. Later that morning, dispatch received a second request for help and at 10:10 a.m. Sunnyvale Engine 3 was on its way with Public Safety Officers Brian Wilkes, Sylvester Johnson, and James Perrone and Lt. Mike Andrade. For the next four days, eight Public Safety Officers spent 24 hours a day working, eating, and sleeping on the fire line in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Our officers joined at least 950 firefighters that responded to the Summit Fire with 32 fire crews, 45 engines, 21 water tenders (large tankers carrying water), helicopters, planes and bulldozers. Lt. Mike Andrade said, "We might be flatlanders not accustomed to wild land firefighting, but you can be proud of the competence, dedication and professionalism Sunnyvale guys displayed in fighting the Summit fire. We took a beating at times, but we persevered." Often during the summer months, Sunnyvale Public Safety Fire resources are called upon to assist in areas of California where large fires are burning. Although wildland fires are rare in Sunnyvale, our Public Safety Officers are trained and equipped to help other agencies around the state. Our department is especially qualified to help with the protection of homes when a wildfire is approaching.
- For information about fire safety and prevention go to: www.firesafety.gov
- To find out more about fires around the state and what you can do to help go to: www.calfire.org
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DID YOU KNOW?
The two new wireless telephone laws went into effect on July 1, 2008.
- Prohibits all drivers from using a handheld wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle (Vehicle Code (Vehicle Code (VC) §23123).
- Motorists 18 and over may use a hands-free device. Drivers under the age of 18 may NOT use a wireless telephone or hands-free device while operating a motor vehicle (VC §23124).
For more information, go to: http://www.dmv.ca.gov/cellularphonelaws/index.htm
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Sunnyvale Crime Stats Now Available Online
Partnership brings crime and incident data into homes via the Internet
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS), along with eight other Santa Clara County law enforcement agencies, has joined forces with CrimeReports.com to provide crime and incident data to Sunnyvale residents.
CrimeReports.com reported crime activity on a map for any location in Sunnyvale. The system identifies the time, location and event type for the most recent 30-day period and is updated every 24 hours.
"By providing our residents with near real-time crime data, we hope residents will become more involved in our community crime prevention efforts," said Captain Doug Moretto.
Chief Don Johnson added, "People want to know what is happening in their neighborhoods. They want to help make a difference in the quality of life in our community and CrimeReports.com can help." The easy-to-read crime maps, simple crime data tools and frequently asked questions about CrimeReports.com are available at CrimeStats.inSunnyvale.com. |
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